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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 11, 2012Reynolds County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2012, 12:16 PM CDT for Reynolds County, Missouri. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2012, 12:16 PM CDT (17:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS St. Louis, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Reynolds County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 11, 9:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 251 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2246 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 287 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2246 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
805 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
287 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
283 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
12.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

599 
WUUS53 KLSX 111716
SVRLSX
MOC179-111800-
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0172.120611T1716Z-120611T1800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1216 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN REYNOLDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 100 PM CDT

* AT 1214 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
  ELLINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED VERY LARGE TREES UPROOTED 4      
           MILES SOUTHEAST OF EMINENCE IN SHANNON COUNTY.

  IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
           DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELLINGTON AND GARWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD 
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS SHANNON COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY 
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST
LOUIS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9097 3709 9097 3710 9102 3713 9102
      3714 9104 3716 9105 3718 9110 3720 9109
      3720 9113 3725 9113 3725 9116 3727 9116
      3727 9073 3717 9073 3713 9077 3705 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 267DEG 30KT 3721 9106

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

PHILLIPSON
2 follow-up statements
183 
WWUS53 KLSX 111743
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1243 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

MOC179-111800-
/O.CON.KLSX.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-120611T1800Z/
REYNOLDS MO-
1243 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
REYNOLDS COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM CDT...

AT 1239 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PIEDMONT...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUING TO MOVE    
         ACROSS SOUTHERN REYNOLDS COUNTY.

IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE
         DAMAGE...WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN REYNOLDS COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST
LOUIS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 3705 9097 3709 9097 3710 9102 3713 9102
      3714 9104 3716 9105 3718 9110 3720 9109
      3720 9113 3725 9113 3725 9116 3727 9116
      3727 9073 3717 9073 3713 9077 3705 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 267DEG 30KT 3722 9078

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60 MPH

$$

PHILLIPSON
164 
WWUS53 KLSX 111757
SVSLSX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1257 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

MOC179-111807-
/O.EXP.KLSX.SV.W.0172.000000T0000Z-120611T1800Z/
REYNOLDS MO-
1257 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN REYNOLDS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN ST LOUIS.

LAT...LON 3705 9097 3709 9097 3710 9102 3713 9102
      3714 9104 3716 9105 3718 9110 3720 9109
      3720 9113 3725 9113 3725 9116 3727 9116
      3727 9073 3717 9073 3713 9077 3705 9077
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 267DEG 30KT 3722 9062

$$

PHILLIPSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 10:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLSXSaint Louis, City of Saint Louis4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.